Delhi artist wins Rs 10 lakh Skoda art prize

Sen’s work on paper “Black Candy” with the added tag-line iforgotmypenisathome is a funny commentary of male sexuality and its psychic anxieties.

The award a collaboration of SkodaAuto India and Seventy Event Media recognises works of established artists who are backed by galleries and are below 45 years of age.

“Indian art is doing wonders…. We hope others too come forward to encourage the artists,” Secretary,Ministry of Culture,Jawahar Sircar said at the ceremony here.

The jury panel for the award is chaired by one of Tasneem Mehta,honorary director of the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum. Other jury members include Rajshree Pathy,founder of Contemplate,an arts initiative and Kavita Singh,a well-known art historian and associate professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University.

The prize,which organisers say hopes to be a benchmark for the future and play an important role bringing to public notice exciting trends in contemporary art,highlighting the output of established mid-career artists as well as new voices.

“It gives us great pleasure to associate with a platform that provides recognition to contemporary Indian artists that have significantly contributed to the global art scene” said Thomas Kuehl,Director Sales and Marketing Skoda Auto India.